Fantasy Index Blackout

December 24, 2019

Some people are better at Blackout than others

Daniel Shaughnessy, for instance

Daniel Shaughnessy of Chicago is our second repeat winner this year. He outscored the rest of us in Week 16, going in on max points Bengals (Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd), plus Saquon Barkley and the Colts' defense / special teams. We're rewarding his shock-and-awe display of human superiority with another $25 gift certificate. Click through to see Danie's roster -- plus the perfect entry, the season-long rankings, and the percentage of use for Week 16.

We will begin accepting entries for Week 16 on Thursday afternoon.

Week 16 winning score
Matthew Shaughnessy - Chicago
Pos	Player	Team	Score
QB	Andy Dalton	CIN	39.80
QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	37.85
RB	Saquon Barkley	NYG	43.90
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	11.90
WR	DeVante Parker	MIA	22.10
WR	Tyler Boyd	CIN	33.80
WR	Tyler Lockett	SEA	2.20
TE	Austin Hooper	ATL	15.20
TE	Jared Cook	NO	23.40
PK	Younghoe Koo	ATL	6.00
PK	Brandon McManus	DEN	9.00
ST	Indianapolis	IND	23.00
ST	Washington	WAS	1.00
	Total		269.15

Week 16 perfect score
Pos	Player	Team	Score
QB	Andy Dalton	CIN	39.80
QB	Daniel Jones	NYG	38.80
RB	Saquon Barkley	NYG	43.90
RB	Devonta Freeman	ATL	33.70
WR	Tyler Boyd	CIN	33.80
WR	~~Michael Thomas~~	NO	~~31.60~~
WR	~~Julio Jones~~	~~ATL~~	~~26.60~~
WR	Davante Adams	GB	24.60
WR	Hunter Renfrow	OAK	23.70
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	27.30
TE	Mike Gesicki	MIA	26.20
PK	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	11.00
PK	Nick Folk	NE	10.00
PK	Sam Ficken	NYJ	10.00
PK	Robbie Gould	SF	10.00
ST	Indianapolis	IND	23.00
ST	Houston	HOU	19.00
	Total		354.80

A few players still have a shot at overtaking Jacques Smith in the season-long points chase if he forgets to submit his entry this week. Keep your fingers crossed, also-rans!

Top 25 after Week 16 games
Rk	Last	Pts	Team	Owner	Hometown
1.	1.	3252.4	VooDoo	Jacques Smith	Chevy Chase, Md.
2.	3.	3217.0	FYFFL	Rob Rinehart	Petaluma, Calif.
3.	4.	3187.6	Steve K.	Steve Klitzner	Miami, Fla.
4.	5.	3185.8	VK	Victor Kitzes	Maple Valley, Wash.
5.	7.	3171.2	Joe Mic's Picks	Joseph Michelangelo	Oceanside, N.Y.
6.	10.	3168.5	Mike T.	Mike Taylor	Meridian, Idaho
7.	2.	3166.3	SlappyWhite	Steve Lantvit	Lisle, Ill.
8.	22.	3160.4	Bellview Bashers	Treavor Phipps	Salem, Ind.
9.	8.	3157.6	zten	Julius Habjanetz	Pittsburgh, Pa.
10.	13.	3141.8	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Kansas City, Mo.
11.	11.	3135.4	Niner Nut	Vern Davis	Sacramento, Calif.
12.	12.	3128.4	zilladogg	Philip Browning	Honolulu, Hawaii
13.	9.	3124.8	Calvert T.	Calvert Thomas	New York, N.Y.
14.	21.	3120.2	Renegades	Mark Christie	Fairport, N.Y.
15.	26.	3111.7	Frank S.	Frank Sui	New York, N.Y.
16.	14.	3111.6	Livengood Rules	Michael Livengood	Ward, Ark.
17.	17.	3111.3	Scott A.	Scott Anderson	Troy, N.Y.
18.	24.	3110.7	Jubbs	Justin Warkenthien	Mesa, Ariz.
19.	15.	3109.1	BUCXPRESS	Robert Buckmann	Mount Dora, Fla.
20.	41.	3103.6	Dam Guy	Dave Garner	Mossyrock, Wash.
21.	6.	3101.5	It Ertz when I Wentz	Kenneth Yuen	Arlington Heights, Ill.
22.	33.	3099.0	Naugatuck Riverrattlers	Chris Bielik	Beacon Falls, Conn.
23.	47.	3097.5	Chubbs Peterson	Ed Weiss	Parsippany, N.J.
24.	28.	3094.1	French Taunters	Mike Hernandez	Yakima, Wash.
25.	40.	3093.1	Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)	Ian Allan	Seattle, Wash.

Weekly scoring leaders, 2019 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
16	Matthew Shaughnessy	Chicago	Matthew S.	269.15	354.80	75.9%
15	Dave Sjogren	Vienna, Va.	Los Pollos Hermanos	240.65	348.85	69.0%
14	Ed Taylor	Wenatchee, Wash.	Ed and Roberta	213.85	360.50	59.3%
13	Kenneth Yuen	Arington Hts, Ill.	It Ertz When I Wentz	225.10	323.85	69.5%
12	Gary Allen	Hanahan, S.C.	Trunk Monkey	264.10	331.40	79.7%
11	Steve Lantvit	Lisle, Ill.	SlappyWhite	222.75	312.10	71.4%
10	Kenneth Yuen	Arington Hts, Ill.	It Ertz When I Wentz	224.95	339.10	66.3%
9	Billy Friedrich	Raleigh, N.C.	Billy F.	212.30	299.65	70.8%
8	Lucille Johnston	Sequim, Wash.	Devil Dogs	265.65	346.55	76.7%
7	Mike Hernandez	Yakima, Wash.	French Taunters	243.50	351.45	69.3%
6	Matthew Shaughnessy	Chicago	Matthew S.	234.15	324.80	72.1%
5	Dennis Snyder	Modesto, Calif.	Sophie's Choice	247.00	374.65	65.9%
4	Brian Van Dorn	Minneapolis	Schutt Air Advantage Plays	245.10	382.20	64.1%
3	Johnathan Hicks	Pasco, Wash.	Johnathan H.	282.95	394.00	71.8%
2	James Zabloudil	Romeoville, Ill.	Crushers	257.35	312.85	82.3%
1	Jeff Turner	Villa Rica, Ga.	Jeff T.	275.00	396.55	69.3%

Tyler Lockett was, ahem, a bit of a disappointment for almost 37 percent of us. On the other hand, 31 percent of us just knew that Saquon Barkley, who has ruined the season for so many of us, would shine after his disappointing year kept us out of the playoffs.

Percentage of Week 16 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
50.8%	27.95	Patrick Mahomes	QB	KC
45.0%	22.35	Jameis Winston	QB	TB
39.2%	15.20	Austin Hooper	TE	ATL
38.9%	6.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
38.5%	15.40	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
38.1%	22.10	DeVante Parker	WR	MIA
37.3%	24.60	Davante Adams	WR	GB
36.9%	2.20	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
36.5%	10.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
35.8%	7.00	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
35.4%	8.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
31.9%	23.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
30.8%	43.90	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
30.4%	23.80	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL
29.6%	7.70	Darren Waller	TE	OAK
29.2%	27.30	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
29.2%	17.20	Breshad Perriman	WR	TB
28.1%	9.30	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
27.7%	11.40	Jacob Hollister	TE	SEA
26.2%	2.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
18.9%	3.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
17.7%	4.00	Dan Bailey	PK	MIN
16.9%	9.10	Courtland Sutton	WR	DEN
15.8%	11.60	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
15.4%	23.40	Jared Cook	TE	NO
15.4%	6.40	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
15.0%	14.70	Stefon Diggs	WR	MIN
14.6%	9.50	Hunter Henry	TE	LAC
14.2%	11.00	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	HOU
13.9%	1.00	Washington	ST	WAS
12.3%	19.40	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
11.9%	26.40	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
11.5%	15.60	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
10.4%	8.00	Matt Gay	PK	TB
10.0%	37.85	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	MIA
9.6%	2.00	Buffalo	ST	BUF
8.9%	3.10	Will Fuller	WR	HOU
8.9%	13.90	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
8.5%	19.00	Houston	ST	HOU
8.5%	8.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	IND
8.5%	3.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
8.1%	5.00	Mike Badgley	PK	LAC
7.3%	9.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
6.9%	11.90	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
6.9%	1.10	D.J. Moore	WR	CAR
6.9%	17.10	Mark Ingram	RB	BAL
6.9%	7.60	O.J. Howard	TE	TB
6.9%	9.00	Kai Forbath	PK	DAL
6.5%	18.10	Marlon Mack	RB	IND
6.5%	13.95	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
6.2%	0.00	Derrick Henry	RB	TEN
5.8%	13.95	Philip Rivers	QB	LAC
5.8%	10.10	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
5.8%	4.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
5.8%	33.80	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
5.8%	9.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
5.4%	11.30	Allen Robinson	WR	CHI
5.4%	8.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
5.4%	0.20	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
5.4%	7.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
5.0%	5.00	Atlanta	ST	ATL
4.6%	33.70	Devonta Freeman	RB	ATL
4.6%	10.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
4.2%	9.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
4.2%	5.00	Jake Elliott	PK	PHI
4.2%	1.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
4.2%	13.50	Leonard Fournette	RB	JAC
3.5%	9.00	Zane Gonzalez	PK	ARI
3.5%	0.00	D.K. Metcalf	WR	SEA
3.5%	22.15	Carson Wentz	QB	PHI
3.1%	24.10	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
3.1%	26.60	Miles Sanders	RB	PHI
3.1%	1.60	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
3.1%	8.00	N.Y. Jets	ST	NYJ
2.7%	13.10	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
2.7%	1.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
2.7%	3.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
2.7%	14.60	Drew Lock	QB	DEN
2.7%	8.10	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
2.3%	3.00	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
2.3%	30.00	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
2.3%	20.30	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
2.3%	7.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	LAR
2.3%	12.50	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
2.3%	4.00	Philadelphia	ST	PHI
2.3%	1.70	Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN
1.9%	29.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
1.9%	6.00	Josh Lambo	PK	JAC
1.9%	0.00	Darius Slayton	WR	NYG
1.9%	3.70	Cameron Brate	TE	TB
1.9%	3.00	N.Y. Giants	ST	NYG
1.9%	16.90	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	SF
1.5%	6.00	Joey Slye	PK	CAR
1.5%	14.20	Julian Edelman	WR	NE
1.5%	5.00	Matt Prater	PK	DET
1.5%	33.40	Kenyan Drake	RB	ARI
1.5%	3.20	James Conner	RB	PIT
1.5%	18.60	Kenny Golladay	WR	DET
1.5%	1.20	Anthony Miller	WR	CHI
1.5%	7.00	Randy Bullock	PK	CIN
1.5%	5.60	T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND
1.5%	9.10	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	SF
1.5%	26.20	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
1.5%	19.80	Phillip Lindsay	RB	DEN
1.5%	4.50	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
1.5%	14.80	Michael Gallup	WR	DAL
1.2%	11.30	Raheem Mostert	RB	SF
1.2%	6.00	Miami	ST	MIA
1.2%	14.40	Jarvis Landry	WR	CLE
1.2%	3.40	Jason Witten	TE	DAL
1.2%	15.30	Jonnu Smith	TE	TEN
1.2%	5.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	WAS
1.2%	19.60	Sterling Shepard	WR	NYG
1.2%	0.00	Josh Jacobs	RB	OAK
1.2%	10.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
0.8%	10.00	Jamison Crowder	WR	NYJ
0.8%	39.80	Andy Dalton	QB	CIN
0.8%	2.80	Patrick Laird	RB	MIA
0.8%	15.90	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
0.8%	4.00	Greg Joseph	PK	TEN
0.8%	3.70	Jack Doyle	TE	IND
0.8%	5.00	Jacksonville	ST	JAC
0.8%	9.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
0.8%	13.30	Le'Veon Bell	RB	NYJ
0.8%	9.85	Mitchell Trubisky	QB	CHI
0.8%	16.80	Todd Gurley	RB	LAR
0.8%	6.90	James White	RB	NE
0.8%	22.10	Diontae Johnson	WR	PIT
0.8%	22.70	Josh Allen	QB	BUF
0.8%	14.80	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI
0.8%	7.00	Green Bay	ST	GB
0.4%	11.60	Greg Ward	WR	PHI
0.4%	12.30	Randall Cobb	WR	DAL
0.4%	4.10	Danny Amendola	WR	DET
0.4%	16.85	Jacoby Brissett	QB	IND
0.4%	15.30	Justin Watson	WR	TB
0.4%	14.65	Dwayne Haskins	QB	WAS
0.4%	14.40	Odell Beckham	WR	CLE
0.4%	1.60	Zach Pascal	WR	IND
0.4%	16.65	Gardner Minshew	QB	JAC
0.4%	8.10	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE
0.4%	12.90	Will Grier	QB	CAR
0.4%	6.90	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
0.4%	4.00	Cincinnati	ST	CIN
0.4%	18.00	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
0.4%	22.70	Melvin Gordon	RB	LAC
0.4%	12.60	John Brown	WR	BUF
0.4%	3.00	Eddy Pineiro	PK	CHI
0.4%	3.00	Austin Seibert	PK	CLE
0.4%	2.60	Jimmy Graham	TE	GB
0.4%	7.20	Jamaal Williams	RB	GB
0.4%	2.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
0.4%	10.00	Sam Ficken	PK	NYJ
0.4%	12.20	Tyrell Williams	WR	OAK
0.4%	5.70	Darren Fells	TE	HOU
0.4%	11.20	Robby Anderson	WR	NYJ
0.4%	25.35	Jared Goff	QB	LAR
0.4%	7.90	Boston Scott	RB	PHI
0.4%	2.50	Dede Westbrook	WR	JAC
0.4%	1.00	Oakland	ST	OAK
0.4%	5.00	Stephen Hauschka	PK	BUF
0.4%	13.45	Sam Darnold	QB	NYJ
0.4%	18.20	Damien Williams	RB	KC

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